Tag Archives: meditation

Becoming Happier through Meditation

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Kevin Chen

Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. MPH We all want to be happy!  Pursuit of happiness is everyone’s right and probably the optimal life goal.  However, in terms of what happiness is, or the way and direction of pursuing happiness, there are … Continue reading →

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Three Steps to Become a Master of Meditation

Posted on June 14, 2011 by kandes

Three Steps to Become a Master of Meditation by Ken Andes I wish someone had given me the information in this short article when I first started meditation practice in 1989.  It would’ve literally saved me years of confusion and … Continue reading →

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Cultivating the Mind and Practicing the Forms

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Kevin Chen

Kevin W Chen, Ph.D. MPH In the traditional Chinese Qigong, Taiji and other Buddhist/Daoist communities, many practitioners like to call themselves “Xiu Lian Ren” (修炼人), and call the forms or techniques they practice “Xiu Lian Shu” (修炼术),  “Xiu Lian” can … Continue reading →

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From the Dancing Doc – Action or Inaction

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Sharon Montes

Action or Inaction: Stories about my practice in balance/integration of East and West healing Sharon Montes, M.D. In reflecting on this issue’s theme of action vs. non-action I am bemused by a contrast between eastern and western healing systems. Although … Continue reading →

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From the Master

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Yang Yang

    Why Standing Meditation? by Yang Yang, Ph.D. Why do we do standing meditation (standing wuji)? This is one of the most frequently asked questions, and it comes both from beginners as well as long time Taiji form practitioners. … Continue reading →

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Echoes of Emptiness (虚之響)-Gradual and Sudden

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Gu Shen Yu

Gradual and Sudden by © Jacob Newell (Daoshi Gu Shen Yu) When it comes to cultivating qi, there is no question that Laozi suggests we take a gradual approach.  “A tree too large to embrace starts as a tiny shoot; … Continue reading →

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A comedy moment

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Kevin Chen

Meditation [Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to the Nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us… 🙂 ) One day a young student at the Buddhist monastery goes to … Continue reading →

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Mind-Body Medicine Research Update

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Kevin Chen

Tai Chi exercise in patients with chronic heart failure: a randomized clinical trial. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Apr 25;171(8):750-7.  Yeh GY, McCarthy EP, Wayne PM, Stevenson LW, Wood MJ, Forman D, Davis RB, Phillips RS. From Division of General Medicine … Continue reading →

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Method to Improve Meditation

Posted on April 16, 2011 by kandes

Taking Dan-Tian Breathing a Step Further: Hui-Yin Breathing By Ken Andes, L.Ac. When people first come to qigong, they’re often surprised to find out that they’ve been breathing the wrong way for most of their lives. Most people come to … Continue reading →

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Mind-Body Medicine Research Update

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Kevin Chen

[Mind-Body Medicine Research Update] Functional and Psychosocial Effects of Health Qigong in Patients with COPD: A Randomized Controlled Trial.   J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Mar;17(3):243-51. by Ng BH, Tsang HW, Jones AY, So CT, Mok TY. From Centre for East-Meets-West, … Continue reading →

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